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in the Subarbs of the said City, lack speaking<lb></lb>
for himself and not one for the other jointly and severally Make oath<obscured></obscured>
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say that there Deponents and the agt of the Jurors sworn to try the said<lb></lb>
Issue agreed in their Verdict find delivered to the Court and which<lb></lb>
said Verdict was unanimously agreed to be Reduced into and was<lb></lb>
accordingly Reduced into Writing, and was that the said Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Canning was guilty of Perjury but not Wilful and Corrupt as these<lb></lb>
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the said Mary Squires were not true when she so swo<obscured></obscured>
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to be<lb></lb>
untruly convicted And these Deponents further say that they<lb></lb>
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of deliberate Wilful and Intended Perjury<lb></lb>
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<p n="95">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15065_date16">13th. day of May 1754</rs>
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<del>before</del>
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